GRIDPLUS is a package intended to simplify GUI screen layout development for TCL/TK
programmers. GRIDPLUS is the second in a series of packages aimed at producing a framework
for development/distribution of "database" applications written in TCL/TK, but I feel that
some of the packages may also be of more general interest. The first package ICONS,
released 2002, was originally developed to be used with GRIDPLUS.

Firstly: GRIDPLUS is not a "Visual" design tool.

GRIDPLUS is a "Grid" based layout system which builds on, simplifies and extends the
existing grid manager. GRIDPLUS layouts are defined as a hierarchy of grids. Each
cell in a grid consists of two elements. These will usually be a text label and some
other widget such as an entry. It is also allowed to have just one element in a cell, or
a cell which is empty. GRIDPLUS grids can also be stretched to neatly fill the cells in
which they are positioned. While the GRIDPLUS grid can be used "native", GRIDPLUS commands
exist to create grids of buttons, checkbuttons,
entries, links and radiobuttons.
All places where text can be displayed make use of the TCL message catalogue
facility.

In effect GRIDPLUS is much more than an alternative to the grid geometry manager, it
provides most, if not all, of the facilities required to build complete screens/windows.
Although aimed at producing data entry/update/display form screens for database applications,
it may be useful for other tasks.